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A South Jeffco couple face trial on charges of child abuse after prosecution testimony alleged that their adopted 6-year-old son was beaten with a belt and left malnourished.

At a Dec. 2 preliminary hearing, Jefferson County Judge Jack DeVita found sufficient evidence to bind Christine and Randal Arnold over for a trial on child-abuse charges, noting there is significantly less burden of proof on the prosecution during a preliminary hearing. The trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 7.

A Jeffco couple face trial on charges of child abuse after prosecution testimony alleged that they beat their adopted 6-year-old son with a belt and caused him to be severely malnourished.
At a Dec. 2 priliminary hearing, Jefferson County Judge Jack DeVita found sufficient evidence to bind Christine and Randal Arnold over for a trial on child-abuse charges, noting there is significantly less burden of proof on the prosecution during a preliminary hearing. The trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 7.

Fewer golfers have walked the fairways of Foothills Park & Recreation District courses so far in 2010 compared to last year, leading the district to slash the department’s 2011 budget by more than $200,000.

The 5 to 12 percent decline in golf course revenue reflects a trend seen in districts throughout the state, said Foothills golf director Tom Woodard, who blames the recession for the drop in rounds played.

Fluff waited helplessly in the February cold for humans who never returned home to their abandoned apartment.

The longhaired tabby cat, haphazardly splotched with matted fur, was eventually saved from freezing by a neighbor, who shortly surrendered Fluff to a shelter after determining that the small creature did not exactly flourish in a home with dogs and small children.

Upon her arrival at Table Mountain Animal Center, which has since been relocated under its new moniker, Foothills Animal Shelter, Fluff was examined, vaccinated and shaved.

Results of a months-long traffic study will determine whether safety modifications will be made to a crosswalk near Dakota Ridge High School where a student was critically injured in October, though Jefferson County is making no promises.

Traffic and engineering department employees are studying the flow of traffic on Coal Mine Avenue between West Bowles Avenue and South Ward Street, a move implemented following an accident at a crosswalk near the school that severely injured and hospitalized student Dallas Vosburg.

Three Lakewood residents and two others were indicted Nov. 19 on 87 counts stemming from their alleged participation in an unusual identity-theft operation, the Jeffco district attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

Smartco Foods, a bargain grocery chain that opened five stores in Colorado this year, is closing its Colorado outlets after only three and a half months.

The five stores in the Denver area, including one in Littleton, employ about 100 people. Up to 500 workers in Colorado could be unemployed following the closures, which California-based parent company Smart & Final announced Nov. 15. The decision was made following months of disappointing sales, a news release from the company stated.

The already brief period of public access to Waterton Canyon this winter was cut in half last week, when Denver Water announced a delay in the assembly of dredging equipment.

Construction crews will be working two weeks further into December and for the entire month of February, allowing recreational access to the trail from Dec. 18 through Jan. 30. The previous dates open to the public spanned from Dec. 4 through Feb. 27.